A variety of specialist tunnelling publications is available, some for multi-channel delivery. Where this option is offered, simply view the pages as pdf or text-only, and download as required. If you wish to receive a sample copy of any publication, contact its publisher at the e-mail address shown. Allow 21 days for surface mail delivery.

Herrenknecht News
Full colour magazine published by Herrenknecht dealing with the complete product range of tunnel boring machines, HDD machines, vertical drilling rings and company news. Click here.

The Raise Boring Handbook
Published in 1997 by Atlas Copco Robbins, this soft cover volume in 11 chapters deals with raise boring concepts and principles, and selection, transportation, installation, and operation of machines, drill string, cutters, reamers and accessories. Visit www.raiseboring.com

Cat Magazine
High quality, very readable quarterly full colour magazine from Caterpillar, comprising around 20 pp of news, views, and maintenance and training ideas from management supported by a selection of international authors. To view the current edition click here, or contact Laura Streeter to order your personal copy.

Asia - Large Diameter Projects
Full colour 20 pp brochure published by Herrenknecht describing the 21 large-diameter shield TBMs it has delivered to China, India, Singapore and Thailand since 1998 for subway and sewer drives in various rock conditions. Contact pjl@herrenknecht.de

Mining & Construction
Full colour 32 pp magazine published by Atlas Copco focussing on the company's know-how, products and methods used for drilling, boring, rock reinforcement and loading worldwide. For free subscription, click here or visit www.min-con.com Free reproduction.

Construction Photography
Construction Photography is the specialist source of worldwide images of construction and built environments. Its fast and robust online library is extremely user friendly and allows picture buyers to browse and download high-resolution images 24/7. Over 5000 images are already available online and more images are added on a daily basis. Subjects include construction, heavy machinery, railways, roads and motorways, underground structures, property, architecture, industrial, people at work, health and safety, etc. Strong and dynamic images are supplied by over thirty photographers based in Europe and North America. Construction Photography also handles construction related images from generalist and corporate libraries. Contact alyson@constructionphotography.com or visit www.constructionphotography.com

Applied Explosives Technology for Construction and Mining
Written in 1990 by Stig Olofsson, a Swedish construction engineer with 30 years blasting experience on three continents, this 304pp hardback covers blasting products, theory and practice. Methods include bench, trench, underground, contour, underwater, cautious, and special blasting. Published by Applex, sponsored by Dyno Nobel. ISBN 91-7970-634-7. Visit www.dynonobel.com or contact stig.olofsson@applex.se

The Fourth Wave of Rock Construction
Published in 1997 by VTT, technical research centre of Finland, together with FTA, the Finnish Tunnelling Association, this 140pp full-colour hardback production deals with environmentally responsible underground design, engineering and applications. ISBN 951-96180-2-3. Visit www.vtt.fi for contact.

Encyclopaedia of Tunnelling, Mining and Drilling Equipment
This comprehensive three-volume encyclopaedia covering the evolution of modern underground excavation equipment written by Barbara Stack was published by Muden Publishing Company in 1995. Visit www.users.bigpond.com/dfstack or contact Jenny Day muden.publishing@bigpond.com

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
Published 4x/year by Elsevier Science in cooperation with ITA. The journal presents reports of original research, innovations and case studies, all refereed by a panel of experts. To subscribe visit www.ita-aites.org/tustin6.html For contents of issues 1-15 Click here

Tribune
ITA Newsletter published by Acrotere and mailed to 2,700 members. Four issues/year with news, country focus, and society reports. For sample copy Click here

TAC/ACT News
Official members' newsletter of the Tunnelling Association of Canada with project, technical and society news. For membership application or free sample copy of the newletter Click here or visit www.tunnelcanada.ca

Canadian Tunnelling
Annual publication of the Tunnelling Association of Canada. Click here for list of technical papers, articles and communications published between 1985 and 1998. Contact info@tunnelcanada.ca for details of more recent issues and to place orders.

Tunel
Official magazine of the Czech Tunnelling Committee and the Slovak Tunnelling Association containing around 60 pp/issue of professional technical articles. Published 4x/year in English/Czech for E50. Click here to request sample copy and subscription details. Visit www.ita-aites.cz

Tunnel
High quality technical dissertations by independent writers and active consultants from the tunnelling industry. German origination, with English translation of most sections. Official magazine of STUVA, published 8 times/year. Watch out for German tunnel demand forecast. To subscribe, visit www.tunnel-online.de

Gallerie
Glossy flagship of SIG, the Italian Tunnelling Society, with geotechnical and project reports written by active consultants and members. Italian origination with English translation. Contact wwsig@tin.it for membership application.

T&T International
Highest reputation of any magazine in the field of tunnelling, with editorial relevant to the needs of tunnelling professionals. Noted for detailed technical articles and diagrams. Published for more than 30 years. Official magazine of the British Tunnelling Society. For a free sample copy, click here or visit http://www.tunnelsonline.info/sub1.asp